PATRIOTIC ORNIE SWAP

 

peek a boo... eye see you!  you see me?  I have a stye.. this is from last night.. its uglier this morning.  but it doesnt hurt unless I touch it, so hands off!.    I look like a bug eyed monster! lol!  

so first off.. I have to apologize as I havent been out doing my normal blog visits.. Ive been busy with life.. working, working in the yard, family, you know.. same old same old!  

I'm excited as this coming weekend is memorial day weekend and of course thats the kick off for summer.  Im looking forward to beach days...  soon to come!  we may picnic at the lake this weekend, but wont get to the beach yet.  its really not supposed to be that warm this weekend.  only 70 on monday.  which is great really.. just not beach worthy for the family.. (it actually is for me though.. lol!)

 so Im assuming that a bunch of us will congregate at the lake for hotdogs and hamburgers and assorted other yummyness!

I didnt go to weight watchers this week, but did get weighed at the drs on monday and was down another pound.  however this morning I weighed in up a pound.. so I have to behave this weekend!  I will make sure I have low points goodies to munch on!

hoping to get these bears that I've been working on forever finished this weekend too...  I need to stop getting side tracked!

Now, on to something fun!  I had promised a patriotic ornie swap a couple months ago.  Again, like the nest swap, I want to keep this simple.  so the game plan is one partner each and one ornie each.  no extras unless its just a little something.  Just create an awesome little patriotic ornament and send it to your partner!   email me your name and make sure I have working links to your blogs and a working email so I can pass the info on to your partners.  Im going to match people up as they sign up to make it easier for myself.   some of you with the google + sites, we cant all access them for some reason, so if thats what you have, please make sure that your email address works.  I ended up leaving a couple people out of the swap last time because I couldnt contact them.

so, I will take sign ups for the next couple days. email me here;  vivianneroni@yahoo.com  

You may hear from me with partner info before I even close the swap because like I said, Im going to match people as they join.   please be sure to create something awesome and mail it to your partner by June 20th.

thats it!  I dont think I forgot anything..

OK.. I have to go feed the bird and water some plants.. 

have a happy day girlie pies!!

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blasts from my past!

 My sister posted these pictures of me on facebook last night!  I got a good laugh out of them.  so hard to believe that I always thought I was fat, as I was a skinny thing!  oh to go back!  In the first pic, looking like a rock star, I was about 22.  In the second I was 14 or 15.  And, in the third I was about 18.  I really have no pictures of myself as a child.  maybe only 2 or 3, so its fun for me to see these.  a little blast from the past!

so far its been a nice weekend.  I spent yesterday with Torry pie, we put hanging baskets out and did a little birthday present shopping and then went to party at a place called leaps and bounce.. torry had fun playing in the bounce houses.. Grammies a little sore from walking in the bounce house with him because he wouldnt go in with out me..  ok ladies, for your information, its a little hard to walk in a giant bounce house when there are a dozen little kids bouncing !  my 50 something old hips are feeling it today... well, that and the fact that I bought myself a hoolahoop yesterday and was trying to do that for a while last night... whew!  a few minutes of that makes you a little warm!  lol!

 

Jennifer and her Tony got moved into their little cottage on the lake yesterday.  I went over last night and helped her unpack a bit in the kitchen.  she is right on the lake.. lucky her!

Today I,ve got to go get some more plants and then I plan on gardening and yard work for the day.. oh.. and seeing my sweet little marla pie for a while too!

speaking of marla pie.. look at these cute pics I took of her a couple weeks ago with my phone. I forgot I had them!

so thats life in my world today.. what are my bloggypies up to today?

see yas later!

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home sweet home!

finally Friday!  home sweet home for the weekend!  and I took monday off besides.  I have a dr appt in the afternoon and thought heck.. lets just take the whole day of and then I can run some errands that I've been putting off..  

I am pooped out.  twas a long busy and stressful week at work. My weekend plans consist of cleaning my craft room, shopping for flowers, a childs birthday party, gardening, and cooking out and working on those bears!

The last few nights after work, Ive been going to my daughters to help her pack to move this weekend.  I can pack.. but I dont help in the actual moving... that physical stuff is not my cup of tea! LOL!  Im grateful that my kids are all close and they are always there to help each other out.  they all showed up to move Tony into his house and then bethany into her apartment the next day.  Then a few weeks ago Rob and Tiff moved and they all helped out there too.  after Jen gets moved I hope they all stay settled for awhile.  Im never moving.. well unless I win the lottery or something.. 

anyhow.. thats whats going on around here this past week and this weekend!  I'll be blog hopping in the morning!  see you then! 

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